A Sunday stroll in Descanso Gardens near Los Angeles
by Originally the Descanso Gardens was an estate where camellias and roses were grown commercially. The owners back then, Mr. and Mrs. Boddy, also replanted California oak trees …
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Poppies are blooming in Pasadena and coming soon to the high desert Poppy Reserve
After years of drought the rain this winter has given renewed life to the intrepid California poppies. A block from my home the Throop Church’s …
Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Descanso Gardens and a dud of a Rose Festival
The California Shakespeare Ensemble’s reading of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was just the right event for a lazy, warm Sunday afternoon at the tree-shaded Oaks …
Deer in path in Descanso Gardens — it’s Fall in Los Angeles
I went to Descanso Gardens in La Canada this afternoon to see the chrysanthemums and listen to the Japanese drummers and ended up seeing a …